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Through the County Recorder’s new records portal, residents can now access official documents such as deeds, mortgages and liens online and from their mobile devices.
On April 25, Industry Insider — Florida will host its inaugural Central Florida Digital Government Summit, featuring city of Orlando CIO Rosa Akhtarkhavari and Orange County CIO Rafael Mena.
Specific purchases of IT services by the Department of Environmental Protection in 2023 included $500,938 for information technology consultation services.
A few projects the university plans to work on include replacing and upgrading the Florida Solar Energy Center’s automatic transfer switch, building automation and fire alarm systems.
In the next fiscal year, the focus will be on several projects, including providing an online toolkit for staff and collecting data from learning management to create predictive analytics tools.
The Department of Children and Families unveiled MyACCESS, a platform allowing residents to apply for and renew benefits such as SNAP and Medicaid. However, the portal has faced substantial issues.
The web-based system will notify subscribed citizens about local developments via text messages, emails and phone calls.
The department supports state agencies with business-related functions and has an estimated annual IT budget of $35.4 million.
Citizens Property Insurance Corporation is encouraging vendors capable of offering software as a service for property loss estimation, suitable for both daily and catastrophe claims operations, to apply.
To facilitate same-day processing of licensure exam applications and electronic fingerprint files, the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation designed, developed and implemented two robotic process automation services.
A few notable uses of tech include implementing a solution that provides top-down management and relief effort coordination for emergency response and enhancing the county’s ERP system.
After implementing a $200,000 pilot program with one.network in April 2022, the Florida Department of Transportation is extending its contract with the company for $2.5 million for three more years.
To qualify for the opportunity, vendors must have a minimum of five years of experience implementing services of comparable technology to clients similar to the school board.
Scott McPherson, former CIO of the Florida House of Representatives, and Martin Stevens, CIO of the Department of Environmental Protection, met with members followed by a Q&A in Tallahassee this week.
Strategic IT goals, including reducing technology-related downtime during planned maintenance and increasing auditing for supported applications, are also noted in county budget documents.
Emergency services and public safety continue to operate normally after the attack. However, city employees were still unable to receive emails as of Wednesday, and an investigation is underway to determine the nature and scope of the attack.
With the new tech, residents can make video calls to first responders during an emergency to help identify their location and assess surrounding danger.
As part of our efforts to keep readers informed on the state’s gov tech market, the Industry Insider — Florida team shares their predictions for 2024.
After undergoing a one-year, no-cost test and evaluation period of 25 license plate readers from Flock Safety, the department looks to deploy 25 more readers within the city.
After serving as Tampa’s CIO for 12 years, Russell Haupert looks to bring his public-sector experience to the private sector as an industry executive for Oracle.
During the mayor’s fourth State of the County address, she mentioned use of technology through the establishment of an innovation authority and designation as a tech hub.
The grant management system will offer a user-friendly portal to handle grant information throughout its life cycle while connecting state financial systems.
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